Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Unfit resolutions

Damask dress c/o CNDirect | Boyfriend blazer from H&M / Knee-high boots from Le Chateau

I've got some beef with New Year's resolutions. I'm glad that resolutions have shifted from "lose weight to look better!" to "get fit to feel better!" but we're not quite there yet. Still, we found ourselves bombarded with cereal commercials and yoga studio promos telling us that getting fit is the key to your new year happiness. But guess what? Going to the gym doesn't fix everything. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for promoting health. But don't let the guise of inner beauty fool you into believing that these companies aren't obsessing over vanity.

Where are the commercials for makeup for that girl who wants the illusion of a thinner nose? Or the number for a cosmetic surgeon for the guy who thinks the scar on his shoulder is unsightly? It sounds ridiculous and we can't target every person's veiled insecurities. So let's focus on something else: Acceptance. Instead of messages about having to love every part of your body, I want messages that say "Hey, we all have our crap to deal with. And that's cool. As long as you don't let it run your life". There's nothing wrong with being aware that you dislike something about yourself.

But that's a lot harder to sell, isn't it?

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6 comments:

  1. vanity is sooo overly obsessed these days!
    love the dress :)
    Pam xo/ Pam Scalfi♥

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  2. Seriously! Everything about this is perfect! Body acceptance ftw!
    Also, your dress is gorgeous! :]

    xo Deborah
    Coffee, Prose, and Pretty Clothes

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  3. This is one of my favorite prints! Such a gorgeous outfit :)

    xo,
    Abby of Life in the Fash Lane

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  4. Obsessing over this print on you! So fabulous! Happy weekend, and thanks so much for stopping by my blog!
    xoxo,Victoria
    www.coffeeandablonde.blogspot.com

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  5. I don't do resolutions, never did to be honest. I'm one who do things when I feel like it and doesn't wait for the new year.

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  6. great look

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